He better hope that store is a Preferred retailer.... If not than this guy is SOL.... Only Corporate retail and Preferred retail locations are going to have the device and of course the 5 that BB and RS are getting... I have 2 Exclusive stores and we most likely won't be selling them for at least the first few weeks. Hopefully shorter but I am thinking July... Good luck buddy

Is this guy serious? He doesn't even have any food what is he going to do? Does he even have a job? Mommy gonna bring him food? :D Oh sorry this is just sad, it's a phone get up at 6AM go to the sprint store it's not life or death. Wonder how he plans to pay for the service plan, or maybe he took a week off from work. Hahahaha too funny.

He doesnt need food. he still has his old treo 700p, and google maps, he can order chinese, pizza, drinks, companionship, :) ... he can stream Sprint TV, is that an open window to the left? Might even be able to get an extension cord for his charger! Sleeping bag, lawn chair, crazy thing is, i think he's going to be alone until Friday June 5th. (Except for the tv crews, of which i'm sure is 90% of why he's there so early).

I also have to say, he certainly could have picked a nicer store! I mean, isn't there a Sprint store nearby with a little grass, maybe a tree or something? This place looks like it's in an alley in the low rent district.

Instead of starting a line this early like this guy is doing, i have toured a few stores nearby and asked when they are going to be open and how much stock.

The first Sprint corp. store i went to said friday was cancelled (which we know already) because of inventory concerns. And they will be open at 8am but will not/or not allowed to tell me how many are on hand to sell. They said just be there when they open. The second store said the same thing.

So i went to Best Buy which is across the street, and they are opening at 9am on saturday (one hour early) but can not tell me how many are available for one reason or another.

So if i can not snag one at the corp store, i can just go across the street and wait till 9am.

My third option is a 3rd party store that is also opening up at 10am (they are normally closed on saturday) and they have me on a list. they wanted to verify that i was not a sprint employee trying to get one at that store so they took down my ESN, that is how you can get on the list.

My local sprint store just let me put a deposit down on a pre. I filled out a contract for a non-refundable deposit to get on a waiting list for the Palm Pre to guarantee I would recieve one of the units included in their first shipment. They also told me that they were getting 10 units in with the first weeks shipment. They will call me when they receive the phone and I have 48 hours to pick it up or i forfeit my deposit. No longer have to think about waiting in line. Seeing as how my puppy just dumped my centro into his water dish this weekend, I am feeling pretty lucky to be on any kind of list at the moment! F-in A Cotton.

When my friend was unemployed, she used to get paid to wait in line for new release stuff....
I just called the Sprint store in the Castro and SF, and they said they do not have inventory yet, and it's first come, first serve....